Comb cleaner



S. A. JOHNSON COMB CLEANER Dec. 17, 1940.

Filed Dec. 28,. 1959 Patented Dec. 17, 1940 UNITED STATES- COMB CLEANER Saul A. Johnson, Ocala, Fla., assignor-of one,- third to Edward D. Davis, Ocala, Fla.

Application December 28, 1939, Serial No. 311,408

7 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a comb cleaner; an object of the invention being to provide a device which may be readily associated with a comb for cleaning the dirt from between the teeth of the comb in a quick and eflicient manner.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a comb with the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the comb cleaner, viewing the same from the side opposite to that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a wiper forming part of the invention, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken through the comb and with the invention applied thereto.

Referring more in detail to the drawing it will be seen that the device, in the preferred embodiment thereof, and indicated generally by the reference numeral 5, comprises an elongated member 6 of channel shape or U-shape in cross- 5 section, and adapted to receive in the channel thereof the back 1 of the comb indicated generally by the reference numeral 8. To so accommodate the back I of the comb the channel member 6 in the bottom thereof is provided with a series of relatively spaced apertures 9 through which the teeth IU of the comb extend.

On one side thereof the channel member 6 is provided with a longitudinally extending rib II preferably formed integral with the member 6 35 and substantially semi-cylindrical or curved in cross-section.

The rib II as shown is provided with a longitudinally extending groove I2 to receive the transversely, or complementarily curved edge portion 40 of a body plate I3 forming part of a wiper assembly indicated generally by the reference numeral I9.

The body plate I3 is substantially Z-shaped in end elevation, presenting the aforementioned curved portion thereof fitting within the groove I2 and a flange or handle portion I4.

Mounted on the body plate I3 at what may be termed the concave side of the same and dis- 50 posed along the edge thereof equipped with the flange I4 is a narrow elongated strip I5 of felt, rubber, or other suitable material.

The U-shaped member 6 on the side thereof opposite to that equipped with the rib I I is pro- 55 vided with a substantially crescent shaped re- (Cl. Isa-2s) cess IS, the surface of which is'roughened as at H for use as a finger-nail file or saw.

Also in accordance with the present invention one side of the channel or U-shaped member 6, at one end thereof terminates in a point I8 that 5 will be found useful for cleaning the finger nails.

In applying the assembled device to the comb the teeth ID of the comb are passed through the apertures 9 until the back I of the comb fits snugly, as shown, in the channel of the member 6. When the comb is to be cleaned the channel member 6 is moved toward the free ends of the teeth and, of course, during this movement it will push dirt and other foreign matter from between the teeth and off the teeth. To remove any of this foreign matter adhering to the cleaner the flange I4 of the wiper device is pressed upon to cause the part I3 to partly pass from the groove in the part I I and to cause the pad I5 to pass over the rounded edge of the channel member 6 While said channel member is covering the ends of the teeth of the comb by its bight part. -If desired the wiper can be moved longitudinally over the bight of the channel member to thoroughly clean the same and the pad I5 can be used to move the foreign matter off the bight of the channel member either while the part I3 remains partly in the groove of the member II or the entire wiper assembly can be entirely removed from the part I I while it is being used to wipe the channel part. After the channel member has been cleaned the wiper member is replaced in the part II and then the channel member is moved to the back of the comb, as shown in Figures 1 and 4. It will, of course, be understood that the apertures 9 in the bottom of the channel member will be made in accordance with the arrangements of the teeth of the comb on which the device is to be used.

It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, utility and advantages of a comb cleaner, will be had without a more detailed description thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A comb cleaner comprising a substantially channel shaped member provided at the bottom of the channel with a series of apertures spaced apart and corresponding in position to the spacing between the teeth of a comb, to accommodate said teeth with the back of the comb fitting in the channel of said member, and a wiper movably mounted on one side of said channel member and having a wiping pad connected therewith for removing foreign matter from the bight of the channel member when said bight has been moved over the ends of the teeth of the comb.

2. A comb cleaner comprising a substantially channel shaped member provided at the bottom of the channel with a series of apertures spaced apart and corresponding in position to the spacing between the teeth of a comb, to accommodate said teeth with the back of the comb fitting in the channel of said member, said channel-shaped member being moved to the ends of the teeth to remove dirt from between the teeth and from off the teeth, a longitudinally extending rib connected to one side of the channel member and having a groove therein and a wiper member having a part removably fitting in the groove and a pad on the wiper for engaging'the outer edge of the bight of the channel member to remove dirt therefrom when the wiper is moved to cause the pad to move over said edge of the channel member.

3. A comb cleaner comprising a member adapted to fit on the back of a comb and provided with a part fitting between the teeth for removing dirt from between the teeth when the cleaner is moved to the pointed ends of the teeth, a lateral, longitudinally extending rib. on a side part of the member, said rib being curved in crosssection and provided with a groove extending for the full length thereof, and a wiping unit embodying a body plate having an edge portion fitting conformably within said groove, and a wipingelement on the body plate and positioned adjacent the free edge thereof for wiping engagement with said part of the cleaner which extends between the teeth, when said part has been moved over the pointed ends of the teeth, and said body plate at the edge thereof equipped with said wiping element being provided with an angularly disposed flange for use as a handle to move the wiper unit to place the wiping element on said part of the cleaner and to move the element over said part of the cleaner to remove dirt therefrom.

SAUL A. JOHNSON. 

